(a) Agreements with States for Medicaid and CHIP outreach on or near reservations to increase the enrollment of Indians in those programs(1) In generalIn order to improve the access of Indians residing on or near a reservation to obtain benefits under the Medicaid and State children’s health insurance programs established under subchapters XIX and XXI, the Secretary shall encourage the State to take steps to provide for enrollment on or near the reservation. Such steps may include outreach efforts such as the outstationing of eligibility workers, entering into agreements with the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations to provide outreach, education regarding eligibility and benefits, enrollment, and translation services when such services are appropriate.
(2) ConstructionNothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as affecting arrangements entered into between States and the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian Organizations for such Service, Tribes, or Organizations to conduct administrative activities under such subchapters.
(b) Requirement to facilitate cooperationThe Secretary, acting through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall take such steps as are necessary to facilitate cooperation with, and agreements between, States and the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian Organizations with respect to the provision of health care items and services to Indians under the programs established under subchapter XIX or XXI.
(c) Definition of Indian; Indian Tribe; Indian Health Program; Tribal Organization; Urban Indian OrganizationFor purposes of this section, subchapter XIX, and subchapter XXI, the terms “Indian”, “Indian Tribe”, “Indian Health Program”, “Tribal Organization”, and “Urban Indian Organization” have the meanings given those terms in section 1603 of title 25.
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Title 42— THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
SUBCHAPTER XI— GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION
§ 1304. Reservation of right to amend or repeal
§ 1305. Short title of chapter
§ 1306a. Public access to State disbursement records
§ 1306c. Restriction on access to the Death Master File
§ 1310. Cooperative research or demonstration projects
§ 1311. Public assistance payments to legal representatives
§ 1312. Medical care guides and reports for public assistance and medical assistance
§ 1313. Assistance for United States citizens returned from foreign countries
§ 1314. Public advisory groups
§ 1314a. Measurement and reporting of welfare receipt
§ 1315. Demonstration projects
§ 1315a. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
§ 1315b. Providing Federal coverage and payment coordination for dual eligible beneficiaries
§ 1316. Administrative and judicial review of public assistance determinations
§ 1318. Alternative Federal payment with respect to public assistance expenditures
§ 1320. Approval of certain projects
§ 1320a. Uniform reporting systems for health services facilities and organizations
§ 1320a–1. Limitation on use of Federal funds for capital expenditures
§ 1320a–2. Effect of failure to carry out State plan
§ 1320a–3a. Disclosure requirements for other providers under part B of Medicare
§ 1320a–4. Issuance of subpenas by Comptroller General
§ 1320a–6. Adjustments in SSI benefits on account of retroactive benefits under subchapter II
§ 1320a–6a. Interagency coordination to improve program administration
§ 1320a–7a. Civil monetary penalties
§ 1320a–7b. Criminal penalties for acts involving Federal health care programs
§ 1320a–7c. Fraud and abuse control program
§ 1320a–7d. Guidance regarding application of health care fraud and abuse sanctions
§ 1320a–7e. Health care fraud and abuse data collection program
§ 1320a–7f. Coordination of medicare and medicaid surety bond provisions
§ 1320a–7g. Funds to reduce medicaid fraud and abuse
§ 1320a–7h. Transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests
§ 1320a–7i. Reporting of information relating to drug samples
§ 1320a–7j. Accountability requirements for facilities
§ 1320a–7k. Medicare and Medicaid program integrity provisions
§ 1320a–8. Civil monetary penalties and assessments for subchapters II, VIII and XVI
§ 1320a–8a. Administrative procedure for imposing penalties for false or misleading statements
§ 1320a–8b. Attempts to interfere with administration of this chapter
§ 1320a–9. Demonstration projects
§ 1320a–10. Effect of failure to carry out State plan
§ 1320b–1. Notification of Social Security claimant with respect to deferred vested benefits
§ 1320b–2. Period within which certain claims must be filed
§ 1320b–4. Nonprofit hospital or critical access hospital philanthropy
§ 1320b–5. Authority to waive requirements during national emergencies
§ 1320b–7. Income and eligibility verification system
§ 1320b–8. Hospital protocols for organ procurement and standards for organ procurement agencies
§ 1320b–9a. Child health quality measures
§ 1320b–9b. Adult health quality measures
§ 1320b–10. Prohibitions relating to references to Social Security or Medicare
§ 1320b–11. Blood donor locator service
§ 1320b–12. Research on outcomes of health care services and procedures
§ 1320b–13. Social security account statements
§ 1320b–15. Protection of social security and medicare trust funds
§ 1320b–17. Cross-program recovery of overpayments from benefits
§ 1320b–19. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program
§ 1320b–20. Work incentives outreach program
§ 1320b–21. State grants for work incentives assistance to disabled beneficiaries
§ 1320b–23. Pharmacy benefit managers transparency requirements
§ 1320b–24. Consultation with Tribal Technical Advisory Group